MA Standards:
English Language Arts/Speaking and Listening/SL.PK.MA.1a: Observe and use appropriate ways of interacting in a group (e.g. taking turns in talking, listening to peers, waiting to speak until another person is finished talking, asking questions and waiting for an answer, gaining the floor in appropriate ways).
English Language Arts/Foundational Skills/RF.PK.MA.2: With guidance and support, demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
Head Start Outcomes:
Social Emotional Development/Self-Regulation: Follows simple rules, routines, and directions.
Language Development/Receptive Language: Attends to language during conversations, songs, stories, or other learning experiences.
Literacy Knowledge/Phonological Awareness: Identifies and discriminates between separate syllables in words.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Language 1: Observe and use appropriate ways of interacting in a group (taking turns in talking; listening to peers; waiting until someone is finished; asking questions and waiting for an answer; gaining the floor in appropriate ways).
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 12: Listen to, recite, sing, and dramatize a variety of age-appropriate literature.
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 8: Listen to, identify, and manipulate language sounds to develop auditory discrimination and phonemic awareness.
Greeting Song: “If Your Name . . .” #3
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ELA Focus Skills: Active Listening, Phonological Awareness (Segmenting)
Have children sit in a circle. Go around the circle and clap the parts in each child’s name. Have children repeat after you.
- Then sing the first verse of “If Your Name . . . ” Signal children who have one syllable in their names to stand up.
- When all children with one syllable in their names are standing, say each name aloud as everyone claps one time.
- Continue the process with names with two parts, three parts, etc., until all children in the room are standing.
If Your Name . . .
(sung to the tune of “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If your name has one word part, please stand up.
If your name has one word part, please stand up.
If your name has one word part,
And you really want to show it,
If your name has one word part, please stand up.
Add verses for two, three, four, and five word parts as needed.
Adaptation: If very young children have trouble clapping syllables, hold their hands and clap with them, counting as you do.
Social Emotional Tip: Help children recognize their own uniqueness and that of others by giving them opportunities to recognize their name when spoken and when in print.